Palettes / Colors / #9795BB

#9795BB — Light Dusty Blue

#9795BB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#9795BB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B9BB95; it also sits naturally between #95A6BB and #AA95BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 58% · Blue 73%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9795BB

.text { color: #9795BB; }
.background { background-color: #9795BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9795BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 149, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 22%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9795BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 149, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9795BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 149, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9795BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9795BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9BB95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9795BB: #000000.

How #9795BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9795BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9795BB?

#9795BB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 149, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9795BB?

#9795BB is RGB 151, 149, 187 — HSL 243°, 22%, 66% — CMYK 19%, 20%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #9795BB?

Its complement is #B9BB95; analogous partners are #95A6BB and #AA95BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9795BB for text?

Black text on #9795BB has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.